Bicellariella ciliata
| Bicellariella ciliata | |
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| Bicellariella ciliata around Bunodosoma capensis. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Bryozoa |
| Class: | Gymnolaemata |
| Order: | Cheilostomatida |
| Family: | Bugulidae |
| Genus: | Bicellariella |
| Species: | B. ciliata
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| Binomial name | |
| Bicellariella ciliata | |
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Bicellariella ciliata is a species of bryozoan belonging to the family Bugulidae. It is native to the Atlantic Ocean.[1]
Description
Bicellariella ciliata is a colonial bryozoan and has an upright, branched habit, and forms small white, feathery clumps up to 2.5 cm (1 in) in height. The colony is fixed to the substrate by a narrow flexible base. The zooids grow on branches, facing alternately to left and right, and appearing as regular black spots to the naked eye. Each feeding zooid has a cone-shaped tube leading to a bean-shaped chamber; the lophophore has four to six long curved tentacles. Some zooids are used in defence and have a toothed "beak".[2]
Ecology
Bicellariella ciliata is one of the bryozoans on which the nudibranch Antiopella cristata feeds.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Bock, Phil (2020). "Bicellariella ciliata (Linnaeus, 1758)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ Limouzin, Hervé; Le Granchée, Phillipe (11 November 2020). "Bicellariella ciliata (Linnaeus, 1758)" (in French). DORIS. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Gary R. McDonald, James W. Nybakken, A List of the Worldwide Food Habits of Nudibranchs, in University of California Santa Cruz.